How do i remove a non breaking space from an attribute. The nonbreaking hyphen is character 0173 accessed by holding down alt and typing 0173 on the numeric keypad. How to insert nonbreaking spaces in microsoft word. Microsoft word is the most popular word processing software in the. Notice how, when showhide is turned on, the onscreen representation of a nonbreaking space is different than the regular space character. How do i make a hard space or required space in word. Alternately, if a regular space already appears where the nonbreaking space should be inserted, select the regular space see figure 1. This office suite also supports pdf password protection, which lets you restrict who can view, copy, print or edit your pdfs. Normally, the hyphen key used is between the 0 zero key and the equals key on most english keyboards. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. If your keyboard shares the number 6 key with the hyphen, which seems somewhat. In certain formats such as html, it also prevents the collapsing of multiple consecutive whitespace characters into a single space.
As promised, here are a few more keyboard shortcuts for wordperfects standard windows keyboard also known as the cua, or common user access, keyboard. On my ipad with ios 7 installed, i want to enter a nonbreaking space. Textprocessing software typically assumes that an automatic line break may be inserted anywhere a space character. A few more keyboard shortcuts word, all recent versions. This may be a prerequisite to a ve feature for inserting modifying nonbreaking spaces.
To insert a hard return at the end of a line or paragraph, press enter. See why wordperfect office 2020 is a legendary leader in office suites. What is a non microsoft word processing package answers. Enhancing rtf output with rtf control words and inline formatting. Jul 16, 2009 ctrl shift spacebar or is that space bar. Look at the normal spaces between the words, in this case real names, and then compare to the nonbreaking. A soft return wraps text to the next line and is inserted automatically by wordperfect when the line extends beyond the right margin.
T96666 make nonbreaking spaces nbsp visible in visualeditor. Wordperfect is a word processing system that was originally produced by satellite software international inc. Well, inserting a normal non breaking space in word is in fact easy. Nonbreaking spaces buttericks practical typography. Keystrokes for navigation many of wordperfect s cua keyboard shortcuts for navigating through a document will look familiar because theyre standard keystrokes used by most windows programs. Jan 02, 2020 to find non breaking spaces and non breaking hyphens in your text, use the find feature as follows.
Creating a fixed space in a word processor and other programs. In computerbased text processing and digital typesetting, a nonbreaking space, nobreak space or nonbreakable space nbsp is a variant of the space character that prevents an automatic. On a mac, entering a nonbreaking space is very easy. How to keep two words together on a single line legal.
The following old wordperfect software is for sale by ems professional software only to computer professionals who understand the complex issues involved in software licensing. Despite having layout and uses similar to those of whitespace, it differs in contextual behavior nonbreaking behavior. To make it thinner, try selecting the space and changing the font size. Microsoft word tricks to keep text together the software pro. In the navigation pane to the left, enter one of the following. A nonbreaking space keeps words that are separated by spaces always on the same line. I use auto correction but not word completion, and i. Well, inserting a normal nonbreaking space in word is in fact easy. Oct 17, 2009 as promised, here are a few more keyboard shortcuts for wordperfect s standard windows keyboard also known as the cua, or common user access, keyboard.
Keyboard shortcuts for wordperfects cua windows keyboard. To keep words together, you can insert a hard space between them. Hotdocs forum view topic nonbreaking hyphens in text. You can also insert a line break to begin a new line without ending the paragraph. Just delete the existing regular space between the words and insert a nonbreaking space by using ctrlshiftspace. How to searchreplace normal spaces with nonbreaking. Whether youre a student or professional, if you want true office suite power, wordperfect office has an option for you at the price you need. In computerbased text processing and digital typesetting, a non breaking space or nobreak space nbsp is a variant of the space character that prevents an automatic line break line wrap at its position. Do not turn on any of the wordperfect conversion features or. Berinstein so that the title isnt dangling on the line above the name. Knowing how to work with nonbreaking spaces in microsoft word is crucial for editors, translators, and designers.
Nonbreaking spaces the easy way cybertext newsletter. So in this post, ill teach you how to type them a nonbreaking space is a character that has the same width as a word space but prevents an undesirable line break. On the home tab, click the find icon in the editing group on the right or. How to insert nonbreaking spaces in microsoft word youtube.
As a longtime latex user i have very warm feelings toward nonbreaking space. There is a commercial program called crosseyes that adds a reveal codes feature to. Ive been told that this is referring to a non breaking space character. Alternately, if a regular space already appears where the nonbreaking space should be inserted, select the regular. Look at the normal spaces between the words, in this case real names, and then compare to the non breaking spaces added between the names trevor horn. Nonbreaking space from wikipedia, the free encyclopedia in computerbased text processing and digital typesetting, a nonbreaking space or nobreak space nbsp is a. Please look at the enclosed attachment enlarged screen shot. Wordperfect wp is a word processing application owned by corel with a long history on multiple personal computer platforms, originally developed under contract at brigham young university. As a longtime latex user i have very warm feelings toward non breaking space. To use a nonbreaking space, you would use the following.
Nonbreaking space project gutenberg selfpublishing. Tab space instead of multiple nonbreaking spaces nbsp. Whats more, wordperfect office x9 supports pdfa, which is a. The non breaking space is not part of usascii and if you interpret it as acii you will get distorted values, you may want to take a look at how you read the file. Textprocessing software typically assumes that an automatic line break may be inserted anywhere a space character occurs. On wed, 27 jul 2005, mikolaj machowski apparently wrote. It was best known for its availability on a large number of computers and operating systems.
A non breaking space keeps words that are separated by spaces always on the same line. The nonbreaking space ends up as the first character on the next line. You can also prevent the first and last lines of a paragraph from being separated from the rest of the paragraph across a page break. The opening brace indicates the start of the group and the closing brace indicates the end of the group. Enhancing rtf output with rtf control words and in. Your word processor assumes that a word space marks a safe place to flow text onto a new line or page.
I can input a nonbreaking space with optspace, and excel so far seems to treat it as a nonbreaking space, but its not great for readability in a formula, it looks just like any space. Jan 05, 2010 most coders also use it to collapse a series a space character into a single space. In microsoft word, a hard space, also called a nonbreaking space, is inserted at the cursor. Place your cursor where the nonbreaking space should be inserted. In word processing and digital typesetting, a nonbreaking space, also called nobreak. Unlike other competitors who lowball microsoft, like libreoffice, openoffice. I use word to open special html documents for printing and want to write a script to fix a small issue. It is possible that you have not specified the correct encoding when reading the file, which may cause this eratic behavior. Aug 16, 2016 knowing how to work with nonbreaking spaces in microsoft word is crucial for editors, translators, and designers. Most coders also use it to collapse a series a space character into a single space.
Barry macdonnells toolbox for wordperfect for windows. Bonus points for any answer that works consistently between windows and mac versions of excel but for this question, maconly is enough. Non breaking space from wikipedia, the free encyclopedia in computerbased text processing and digital typesetting, a non breaking space or nobreak space nbsp is a variant of the space character that prevents an automatic line break line wrap at its position. How to searchreplace normal spaces with nonbreaking spaces. But you can still stop awkward breaks hyphenated words or. Clearly you can see that these nbs are noticeably wider. The would be common with words making up company names or logos. Couldnt find it in rest it is in rest and requires no special escaping. The extensions that wordperfect associates with are. Those of you too young to remember those, just skip this part. To find nonbreaking spaces and nonbreaking hyphens in your text, use the find feature as follows. But at least then you had total control over where the line break was. I can input a non breaking space with opt space, and excel so far seems to treat it as a non breaking space, but its not great for readability in a formula, it looks just like any space. If you use an older menu, the choices might be absent from your menu but not from the program or they might be found.
Every time you heard that little ding when you approached the righthand margin, you knew you needed to reach up, hit that bar over on the left side, and return the platen to the left margin to start a new line. Like i wrote, if you type a regular space simply hit the space bar and follow it with the punctuation mark in the find box, and then type spunctuation mark, word will ignore. The authors retained the rights to the program, forming utahbased satellite software international ssi to. Theres no tab entity defined in iso88591 html but there are a couple of whitespace characters other than such as,and. In the html file i have numbers like 15 cm written as 15 cm, so there will be no line. Originally being developed in the 1980s, it was one of the most popular word processing applications of its time. Wordperfect is an application for writing and editing documents. A nonbreaking space prevents line breaks from occurring at a particular point in an html document. Jun 30, 2011 the non breaking space is ctrlshiftspacebar. Understanding the nowidth characters microsoft word word tips. A nonbreaking space is the same width as a word space, but it prevents the text from flowing to a new line or page. This program reached the height of its popularity in the mid to late1980s. How to keep two words together on a single line legal office guru. Alternatively referred to as a fixed space or hard space, nbsp nonbreaking space is used in programming, and word processing to create a space in a line that cannot be broken by word wrap.
Unless instructed otherwise, word processors as well as browsers and other software automatically assume. I would prefer a solution coming from the keyboard. Wordperfect beat microsoft word to the marketplace 1980 versus 1983, but it has fallen way behind since windows 3. A non breaking space prevents line breaks from occurring at a particular point in an html document. Rtf can be read by word processors such as microsoft word and wordperfect. The nonbreaking one is an open circle, while the regular space. Despite having layout and uses similar to those of whitespace, it differs in contextual behavior. To create a fixed or hard space in a word processor such as microsoft office or.
I would also like a palette offering characters or snippets. Alternatively referred to as a fixed space or hard space, nbsp nonbreaking space is used in programming, and word processing to create a space in a line that cannot be. Wordperfect wp is a word processing application owned by corel with a long history on multiple personal computer platforms, originally developed under contract at brigham young university for use on a data general minicomputer in 1979. To use a non breaking space, you would use the following. The non breaking space is also known as a hard space. To insert a hard return at the end of a line or paragraph, press. A group consists of text and control words or control symbols enclosed in braces. For example, you can use a non breaking space between a persons title and her last name e. In the html file i have numbers like 15 cm written as 15 cm, so there will be no line break between the number 15 and the unit cm.
Nov 16, 2019 alternatively referred to as a fixed space or hard space, nbsp non breaking space is used in programming, and word processing to create a space in a line that cannot be broken by word wrap. Wordperfect software for sale ems professional software. To make it thinner, try selecting the space and changing. Like i wrote, if you type a regular space simply hit the space bar and follow it with the punctuation mark in the find box, and then type spunctuation mark, word will ignore those places where the non breaking space is already there and only replace regular spaces with non breaking ones.